120 Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger [h] 32 The passage of Scripture 32 The passage of Scripture he was he was reading was this: ‘As a reading was this: ‘As a sheep is led sheep is led to slaughter, or a to slaughter, or a lamb before its lamb before its shearer is dumb, shearer is dumb, so he opens not so he opens not his mouth. 33 his mouth. 33 In his humiliation, In the humiliation, justice was justice was taken away from him. taken away from him. Who can Who can describe his descendants? describe his descendants? For For his life is taken up from the his life is taken up from the earth.’ earth.’ [h’] 34 The eunuch said to Philip, ‘I 34 The eunuch said to Philip, ‘I beg beg you, concerning whom does you, concerning whom does the the prophet say this? About prophet say this? about himself or himself or about some other about some other person?’ person?’ [g’] 35 Philip opened his mouth and, 35 Philip opened his mouth and, beginning with this Scripture, beginning with this Scripture, announced to him the good announced to him the good news news about Jesus. about Jesus. [f’] 36 As they went on down the 36 As they went on down the way, way, they came to some water, they came to some water, and the and the eunuch said, ‘Here is eunuch said, ‘Here is water, what is water, what is to stop me being to stop me being baptized?’ baptized?’ [e’] 37a He said to him, ‘If you believe with all your heart, it is permissible’. [d’] 37b He answered, ‘I believe that the Son of God is Jesus, the Messiah’. [c’] 38 And he ordered the chariot to 38 And he ordered the chariot to stop and they both went down stop and they both went down into into the water, Philip and the the water, Philip and the eunuch, eunuch, and he baptized him. and he baptized him. [b’] 39 When they came up out of 39 When they came up out of the the water, the Holy Spirit fell on water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched the eunuch; and the angel of the Philip away and the eunuch did not Lord snatched Philip away from see him any more, for he was going him and the eunuch did not see on his way, rejoicing. him any more, for he was going on his way, rejoicing. [a’] 40 Philip was found at Azotus, 40 Philip was found at Azotus, and and he passed on and announced he passed on and announced the the good news in all the towns good news in all the towns until he until he came to Caesarea. came to Caesarea.